Medical College of Wisconsin Academic Pharmacy Fellowship
The MCW School of Pharmacy Academic Pharmacy Fellowship is a 2-year post-graduate opportunity, designed to prepare pharmacists for a career in pharmacy education through training in teaching, curriculum development, college service, mentoring, scholarship and clinical practice.
What to Expect
Fellow Responsibilities
The fellow will be exposed to a variety of teaching responsibilities, including lecturing, facilitating small group-based learning, course coordination and student assessment. In addition to extensive academic experience, the fellows will also participate in direct patient care rotations in ambulatory care. The training year will consist of approximately 60-70% teaching- and academic-related duties and 30-40% clinical practice.
Fellow Skillset
Fellows will develop the skills and confidence to implement, evaluate, and sustain patient care services that focus on advancing pharmacy practice to optimize patient care outcomes. In addition, fellows will participate in MCW’s Research Certificate and Teaching Certificate Program and will contribute to scholarship. Upon completion of the program, academic fellows will be well prepared for a career in academia with skills in practicing in ambulatory care and have the capability to adapt to future changes in healthcare.Program Requirements
For the Fellow to receive a graduation certificate for the Program, the Fellow must complete all program-specific activities. Fellowship activities consists of the following:
Teaching and College Service
Teaching and College Service
- Design, implement, facilitate, and deliver innovative educational content within the Doctor of Pharmacy program
- Develop skills in educational training through a variety of classroom experiences (i.e. didactic lecturing, facilitating skills labs, and small group active-learning environments)
Participate in a longitudinal specialty area of academia (i.e. Assessment, Curriculum, Admissions, Faculty Affairs, etc.) - Develop skills necessary for successful course coordination, precept Introductory and/or Advanced Pharmacy Practice students on clinical rotations
- Engage in mentorship activities through student organizations and community service
- Exhibit professionalism through participation in pharmacy and interprofessional organizations and serving as student organization mentor
- Complete the MCW School of Pharmacy Teaching Certificate Program, Orientation to the TCP will be in July and incorporated into the orientation schedule. More information related to the TCP can be accessed here.
- Complete the MCW Kinetic 3 Teaching Academy
Scholarship
Scholarship
- Complete CITI Training and all necessary IRB requirements.
- Complete the MCW School of Pharmacy Research Certificate Program
- Complete a research project related to the scholarship of teaching, learning and/or education
- Present research as a poster and/or podium presentation at a professional meeting and the Annual MCW School of Pharmacy Research Symposium annually
- Submit at least 1 paper for publication (systemic review, educational innovation, etc.)
- Represent the college at selected professional meetings (regional and national presence)
- Submission of a grant proposal will be taught and is highly encouraged
Clinical Practice
Clinical Practice
- Refine clinical practice skills by maintaining clinical practice skills and providing patient-centered care in a specialty of fellow’s choice (ambulatory care, internal medicine, cardiology, etc.)
- Develop pharmacy practice experience and expertise in support of the clinical knowledge expected of a faculty member
- Participate in development and oversight of a collaborative practice agreement utilizing the Collaborative Practice Toolkit through the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin.
- Coordinate and participate in health fairs and population health initiatives
- Develop and/or collaborate with a quality improvement project that advances the practice site. The scope of the project is in collaboration with practice site leadership.
- Submission of a manuscript for publication is highly encouraged.
Fellows
2023-2025 Fellow: Rachael L. Koch, PharmD
Past Fellow: Jacob Dyer, PharmD
Assistant Professor, MCW School of Pharmacy
Contact
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